Group People & Corporate Services Program Senior Manager
Job Description
Project Leadership & Management:
Lead and oversee the execution of multiple projects within People & Culture, Legal, and Supply Chain functions, ensuring alignment with the organization's strategic goals. Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring clear communication of project goals and expectations to stakeholders and project teams. Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, and budgets. Ensure resources are allocated efficiently and risks are managed proactively. Monitor the progress of projects, track milestones, and adjust plans as necessary to meet deadlines, budgets, and quality standards. Serve as the primary point of contact for senior leadership and key stakeholders across People & Culture, Legal, and Supply Chain functions. Facilitate cross-functional meetings to ensure alignment, identify potential roadblocks, and address project challenges. Provide regular project updates, reports, and presentations to senior management and relevant stakeholders, highlighting progress, risks, and issues.
Cross-Functional Coordination:
Work closely with departmental leaders from People & Culture, Legal, and Supply Chain to understand the unique needs of each function and develop tailored solutions. Ensure seamless collaboration among cross-functional teams, facilitating knowledge-sharing and best practices across departments. Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment to ensure that all perspectives are considered in project planning and execution.
Risk & Issue Management:
Identify project risks and issues early, proactively develop mitigation strategies, and escalate when necessary. Manage any changes to project scope, schedule, and budget, ensuring that such changes are well-communicated and documented.
Performance Tracking & Continuous Improvement:
Implement and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of each project. Conduct post-project evaluations and identify areas for continuous improvement. Ensure that lessons learned from each project are documented and applied to future initiatives
Compliance & Governance:
Ensure that all projects comply with relevant legal, regulatory, and corporate governance requirements. Work with legal and internal audit teams to ensure that the projects adhere to company policies, procedures, and industry standards.
Resource & Budget Management:
Work with Finance to plan and monitor the annual P&C (People & Corporate Services) budget, ensuring adequate funding for key initiatives. Develop and manage project-specific budgets, ensuring that costs are controlled, and projects are delivered within financial constraints. Track expenditure across projects and ensure financial resources are allocated effectively to support ongoing initiatives. Regularly report on budget performance to senior management and adjust financial strategies as necessary to remain on target.
Strategy Development & Review:
Collaborate with the Strategy team to build and review the People & Corporate Services (P&CS) strategy and initiatives, ensuring that projects are aligned with the company's long-term goals. Analyze organizational trends and provide insights to help refine and evolve P&CS strategies. Support the development of new initiatives, ensuring they are in line with overall corporate objectives and priorities. Regularly assess the progress of strategic initiatives and adjust tactics as needed to ensure continued alignment with business priorities.
Personal Skills
Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and collaborate effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and time-management skills.
Technical Skills
- Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Strong understanding of shared services functions (HR, Legal, Internal Audit, Supply Chain) and their operational requirements.
- PMP or similar project management certification.
- Experience with project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall, Microsoft Project, etc.).
- Experience working with Finance teams on budget planning, monitoring, and financial reporting.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Management, or a related field.
Job Location Cairo, Egypt Job Role Management Years of Experience Min: 15 Max: 20
